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Tech outage latest | Airlines and others rush to get back on track after global tech disruption
Technology tamfitronics Transport providers, businesses and governments on Saturday are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology outage. The biggest continuing effect has been on air travel. Carriers canceled thousands of flights on Friday and now have many of their planes and crews in the wrong place, while airports facing continued problems with checking in and security.At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrikea cybersecurity firm that provides software to scores of companies worldwide. The company says the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows, noting that the issue behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack.Here's the Latest:Microsoft says 8.5 million devices running its Windows operating system were affected by a faulty cybersecurity update Friday that led...
Tech outage halts surgeries, medical treatments across the US
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Massive IT Outage Impacts Gambling Operators across the Globe
Technology tamfitronics A number of industries were affected by a global technical issue on Friday. The tech outage impacted banks, hospitals, airlines and even the gambling sector.Media reports confirmed that the technological outage follows an update by CrowdStrike that resulted in issues for Microsoft users. The massive technology problem caused issues for companies across Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.A recently released report by Just Horse Racing suggests that the Microsoft outage affected TAB, Sky Racingas well as Sportsbet. Currently, TAB and the Flutter-owned Sportsbet hold more than 70% of the betting market in Australia.Besides Australia, the IT disruption reportedly impacted companies across multiple sectors in New Zealandas well as India and Japan.A statement released by Sportsbet via X, formerly Twitter, acknowledged the technical issues. “Like many organizations, global 3rd party technical issues are disrupting...
Crowdstrike Outage Causing Widespread Issues
Technology tamfitronics Updated Jul 20, 2024 – 4.33am, first published at Jul 19, 2024 – 4.50pmSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? In what will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems globally.Microsoft and CrowdStrike rolled out fixes and systems were being restored, though it’s expected to take time to completely recover from the disruptions.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Read MoreLatest In TechnologyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Technology
